Turkish soup with bulgur and lentils is accompanied by a stunningly beautiful legend about a Turkish girl named Ezo. Unsuccessful first marriage with an unloved man and a second marriage away from the motherland and the dislike of her mother-in-law made her deeply unhappy. Ezo was very homesick for her mother and her mother, and, having cooked soup with lentils and bulgur, she dedicated it to her. After that, the dish gained incredible popularity and secured the name "Ezo Chorbasi" or soup of the bride. According to Turkish traditions, every girl on the eve of the wedding must necessarily weld such soup and treat them to relatives, friends and friends, and then the relations in marriage will be bright and smooth, and life will be happy.
We offer an original recipe of such soup, which you will certainly like because of its rich taste and simply amazing aroma. Such a dish can be an excellent option for a lean menu, as it does not contain products of animal origin.
Turkish soup with bulgur and lentils - recipe
Ingredients:
- bulgur - 160 g;
- red lentils - 160 g;
- ground sweet paprika - 55 g;
- Dried mint - 2 pinch;
- tomato paste - 75 g;
- vegetable oil - 55 ml;
- water filtered or vegetable broth - 2.9 liters;
- onion bulb - 115 g;
- peas of sweet pepper - 3-4 pcs .;
- salt large - 2-3 pinch;
- fresh greens to choose from.
Preparation
When preparing this soup, pour a vegetable broth into the pan or just filtered water and warm it to a boil. We pour out washed red lentils and bulgur into the bowl, add crushed red paprika and peas of sweet-scented pepper, let it boil again and, reducing the fire to a minimum, cook the soup under the lid. Without wasting time we clean the bulb, cut it finely and fry it with warm vegetable oil in
We spread the contents of the pan into a saucepan with soup, add salt and dried mint to taste and leave it on the fire of the same intensity until softness of lentil beans and bulgur. We serve a fragrant soup with fresh parsley or cilantro.
Instead of tomato paste, you can add to the lentil soup with bulgur three medium ripe fresh tomatoes, clearing them first from the skins and chopping in a blender. Also, if desired, for a greater saturation of the food, you can replace water or vegetable broth with a broth based on meat, and together with a sweet paprika, add a little ground chili pepper.
It is not recommended to prepare a Turkish soup with bulgur and lentils for future use, since by the next day it will absorb all the moisture of the broth and turn into a mess.